A Sturdy Perch
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:
this is like a miracle ..
the chain as a major player in the image .. and then the bird ..
blue bird .. and blue ribbon ..
very fitting ..
many congratulations on such a perfect image for the challenge .. :)

Focused
by GolferDDS

Comment by vawendy:
I'm wondering if you did sharpening on the whole image? It looks like there's some strange things going on in parts of the background, especially in the lower right? If you're working on sharpening and clarity, you might want to do it on the bird, and not on the background to make it look a bit more natural. You don't need to blur it, just don't sharpen or even just reduce clarity in camera RAW if you're using Adobe. Great capture, a bit uncomfortable in the processing.

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by LevT: You could call it "Anna Karenina's last view" )). Nice shot Larry, and well processed!

Wished I had thought of it ;) !

A Sturdy Perch
by GolferDDS

Comment by spencelg:
In my top three for this challenge.

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by GolferDDS: Originally posted by roz: this is wonderful Larry . i would love to know the backstory .. did you risk life and limb .. or just life . !! . ;) Hi Roz, Not much of a back story. Dropped my wife off at the grocery store (the building in the backround). It's near the light rail. I was driving around taking some pictures while she was shopping. Parked my car nearby the tracks and waited for the train to come by and took several pictures, chose this one. It was actually lighter out than the final edit appears but I used some selective editing (darkening and lighting) to give it some atmosphere!

thankyou .. :)

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by LevT:
You could call it "Anna Karenina's last view" )). Nice shot Larry, and well processed!

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by Barroness:
Amazing and outstanding work for this challenge. Wow, I also thought how does one get an image like this and live to appreciate the score! LOL Stupendous, you out did yourself.

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by roz: this is wonderful Larry . i would love to know the backstory .. did you risk life and limb .. or just life . !! . ;)

Hi Roz,
Not much of a back story. Dropped my wife off at the grocery store (the building in the backround). It's near the light rail. I was driving around taking some pictures while she was shopping. Parked my car nearby the tracks and waited for the train to come by and took several pictures, chose this one. It was actually lighter out than the final edit appears but I used some selective editing (darkening and lighting) to give it some atmosphere!

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by tnun:
a late movie, not suitable for kiddies.

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:
this is wonderful Larry .
i would love to know the backstory .. did you risk life and limb .. or just life . !! . ;)